#EHRA2019: Simplified atrial fibrillation procedure could slash waiting lists
The latest findings from the AVATAR-AF trial presented at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, suggest that a catheter... Read more
#EHRA2019: ESCAPE-NET study - nifedipine increases risk of sudden cardiac arrest
A new study by the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network (ESCAPE-NET) has found that a widely used heart drug, nifedipine, is associated with... Read more
#EHRA2019: Heart failure patients - remote monitoring prevents hospitalisations
Late-breaking findings from the RESULT trial presented at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, demonstrate that remote... Read more
#EHRA2019: New ECG uses signals from ear and hand to check heart rhythm
A pioneering study presented at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress, reports that the ear can be used for electrocardiogram... Read more
#EHRA2019: Apple Heart Study - abnormal heart rhythm detected by smartwatch
Results of the Apple Heart Study, a large-scale, app-based study to detect irregular heart rhythm (including atrial fibrillation) using a smartwatch,... Read more
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines telemedicine as the delivery of health care services by healthcare professionals in areas where distance is a critical factor and where information and communication technologies need to be used for the exchange of information regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The goal of telemedicine was... Read more
Zoom On: Prof. Mamas A. Mamas
Prof. Mamas A Mamas is a structural interventional cardiologist, treating patients with underlying coronary artery with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in both the elective and emergency setting and undertaking Transcatheter Aortic Valve Interventions (TAVI). He is also the Associate Editor of Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions and leads... Read more
Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American Heart & Stroke Association in New York City. She led the launch of STEM Goes Red in New York City and received the Innovator of the Year Award in 2018 for this initiative. STEM Goes Red aims to empower young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)... Read more
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The future of healthcare: Turning challenges into opportunities
Providing value-based care will be one of the driving forces in the... Read more
Promising Techniques in Sepsis After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this article is to give an up-to-date, comprehensive... Read more
Book Review: The Organization of Critical Care
There are not many good books on this topic, and the present one includes cont Read more
Staff matters
People are the backbone of healthcare systems. With staff costs up... Read more
Agfa HealthCare Introduces XERO Universal Viewer & Microsoft Teams Integration During COVID-19
Agfa HealthCare and Microsoft Teams have partnered up to provide new... Read more
Person-centred approaches: a new core skills training framework
Colin Wright, Framework Development Manager at Skills for Health, provides... Read more
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